Sonny Clark could play 50 bars of continuous eighth notes and I wouldn't lose interest. That's why he's so important to me. If I were to start playing some other instrument besides harmonica and vibes ...

In the mid-1800s, a German harmonica manufacturer named Hohner started exporting his product to North America. Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the ...

There are instruments immediately recognized as well suited for playing jazz – trumpet, saxophone, vibes, etc. Harmonica? Maybe not so much. Other than Toots Thielemans or maybe Larry Adler, jazz harp ...

Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the harmonica has long been the perfect instrument for a nation on the move. Its popularity has waxed and waned, and it's ...

Jazz music and wine will blend together this summer with three jazz concerts at Two Rivers Winery & Chateau, 2087 Broadway. The series begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 21 at the Redlands winery with ...

Jean-Baptiste "Toots" Thielemans, the Belgian-American musician who cut a singular path as a jazz harmonica player, died in his sleep Monday in his hometown of Brussels. He was 94. He began his ...

The Belgian-American musician, also known for his guitar playing and whistling, performed with the stars of postwar jazz and was widely heard on... Toots Thielemans, Jazz Harmonica Baron, Dies At 94 ...

It's the calm before the storm, a relatively quiet week of music before the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival arrives. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Thursday, Snug Harbor, $20 Howard Levy is perhaps best ...

The harmonica may not be the first instrument you think of when it comes to jazz and soul music. But acclaimed French-born harmonica player Frederic Yonnet has used the instrument to transcend musical ...

The Belgian-American musician, also known for his guitar playing and whistling, performed with the stars of postwar jazz and was widely heard on... Jean-Baptiste "Toots" Thielemans, the ...